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M:vie
Ratings
set viewing
ccess levels for TV
! programming
according
to current
Motion
Picture Association
of
America
(MPAA ) ratings.
These
ratings are similar to the
categories
used with the rated
movies
appearing
in cinema
theaters
and with video rental
material.
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Select the MOVIE RATINGS
I Menu option.
With CONTENT
ADVISORY
Menu on screen,
move the RED
highlight
with the MENU
4-_
buttons.
Then press the MENU
(M) button.
Press
the MENU
_kV and
<
MENU
(M) buttons
to highlight
and select (J._') the desired MOVIE
BLOCKING
level.
When in operation a "Blocked -
Movie Rating" TV screen appears
when movies are received which
include the same selected rating as
the Movie Blocking setting(s).
Only the correct Access Code
number, entered by the viewer,
will unblock or allow the viewing
of a block rated program.
Note: When a Movie
Rating is selected (t,€) all
higher level ratings are
automatically blocked (although
each individual Movie Rating can
be manually selected and turned
On or Offas desired). Programs
with lower than the selected rating
level are allowed for viewing or
unblocked.
G - General Audience: Most parents would find this
program suitable for all ages. This type of pro_amming
contains little or no violence, no strong language, and
little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
IPG - Parental Guidance: This programming contains
material that parents may find unsuitable for younger
children. It may contain one or more of the fallowing:
Moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent
coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.
PG-13: This programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13. It
contains one or more of the following: violence, sexual
situations, coarse language, or suggestive dialogue.
R - Restricted:
This programming is specifically
designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should
only view this programming with an accompanying parent
or adult guardian. It contains one or more of the following:
intense violence, intense sexual situations, strong coarse
language, or intensely suggestive dialogue.
NC-17 - No one under 17 admitted: This type of pro-
gramming should be viewed by adults only. It contains
graphic violence, explicit sex, or crude indecent language.
X - Mature
audience only: This type of programming
contains one or more of the following: very graphic
violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts,
very coarse and intensely suggestive language.
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